diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a19cdce6558..3e6d8c7fdaf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ jobs:
       RUSTFLAGS: ''
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - run: wget -q -O- https://github.com/obi1kenobi/cargo-semver-checks/releases/download/v0.27.0/cargo-semver-checks-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz | tar -xz -C ~/.cargo/bin
+      - run: wget -q -O- https://github.com/obi1kenobi/cargo-semver-checks/releases/download/v0.31.0/cargo-semver-checks-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz | tar -xz -C ~/.cargo/bin
         shell: bash
       - uses: obi1kenobi/cargo-semver-checks-action@c7306483f698c511eaf7416d1bf2e1958c90140f # v2
 
diff --git a/libp2p/CHANGELOG.md b/libp2p/CHANGELOG.md
index 58e867b5223..977d9f91924 100644
--- a/libp2p/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/libp2p/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 - Use `web-time` instead of `instant`.
   See [PR 5347](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/5347).
 
+- Remove redundant async signature from builder methods.
+  See [PR 5468](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/5468).
+
 ## 0.53.2
 
 - Allow `SwarmBuilder::with_bandwidth_metrics` after `SwarmBuilder::with_websocket`.
diff --git a/libp2p/src/builder/phase/dns.rs b/libp2p/src/builder/phase/dns.rs
index 135f6c57b19..638064d58bb 100644
--- a/libp2p/src/builder/phase/dns.rs
+++ b/libp2p/src/builder/phase/dns.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ pub struct DnsPhase<T> {
 
 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "async-std", feature = "dns"))]
 impl<T: AuthenticatedMultiplexedTransport> SwarmBuilder<super::provider::AsyncStd, DnsPhase<T>> {
-    // TODO: Remove `async`
-    pub async fn with_dns(
+    pub fn with_dns(
         self,
     ) -> Result<
         SwarmBuilder<
diff --git a/libp2p/src/builder/phase/other_transport.rs b/libp2p/src/builder/phase/other_transport.rs
index b0d56cd92d2..e04621b2e3f 100644
--- a/libp2p/src/builder/phase/other_transport.rs
+++ b/libp2p/src/builder/phase/other_transport.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl<Provider, T: AuthenticatedMultiplexedTransport>
 impl<T: AuthenticatedMultiplexedTransport>
     SwarmBuilder<super::provider::AsyncStd, OtherTransportPhase<T>>
 {
-    pub async fn with_dns(
+    pub fn with_dns(
         self,
     ) -> Result<
         SwarmBuilder<
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ impl<T: AuthenticatedMultiplexedTransport>
         >,
         std::io::Error,
     > {
-        self.without_any_other_transports().with_dns().await
+        self.without_any_other_transports().with_dns()
     }
 }
 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "tokio", feature = "dns"))]
diff --git a/libp2p/src/builder/phase/quic.rs b/libp2p/src/builder/phase/quic.rs
index 885b16e2e03..e030e9493bb 100644
--- a/libp2p/src/builder/phase/quic.rs
+++ b/libp2p/src/builder/phase/quic.rs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl<Provider, T: AuthenticatedMultiplexedTransport> SwarmBuilder<Provider, Quic
 }
 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "async-std", feature = "dns"))]
 impl<T: AuthenticatedMultiplexedTransport> SwarmBuilder<super::provider::AsyncStd, QuicPhase<T>> {
-    pub async fn with_dns(
+    pub fn with_dns(
         self,
     ) -> Result<
         SwarmBuilder<
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ impl<T: AuthenticatedMultiplexedTransport> SwarmBuilder<super::provider::AsyncSt
         self.without_quic()
             .without_any_other_transports()
             .with_dns()
-            .await
     }
 }
 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "tokio", feature = "dns"))]